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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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