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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans 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 for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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