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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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