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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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