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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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