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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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