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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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