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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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