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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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