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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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