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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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