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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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