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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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