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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students 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. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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