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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the 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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