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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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 normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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