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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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