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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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