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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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