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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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