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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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