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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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