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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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