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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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