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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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