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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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