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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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