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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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