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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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