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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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