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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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