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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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