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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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