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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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