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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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