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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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