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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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