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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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