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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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