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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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