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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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