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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are usually 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 numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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