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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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