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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge 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 amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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