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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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