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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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