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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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