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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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