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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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