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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering humans 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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