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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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