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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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