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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended 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. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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