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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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