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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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