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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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