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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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