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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. 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. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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