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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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