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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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