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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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