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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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