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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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