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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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