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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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