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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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