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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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