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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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