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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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