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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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