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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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