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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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