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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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