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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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