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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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