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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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