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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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