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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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