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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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