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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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