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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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