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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major 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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