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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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