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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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