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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education