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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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