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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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