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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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