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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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