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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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