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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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