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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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