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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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