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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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