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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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