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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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