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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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