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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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