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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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