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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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