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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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