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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people 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 massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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