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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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