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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources