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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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