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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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