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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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