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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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