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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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