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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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