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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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