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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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