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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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