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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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