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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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