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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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