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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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