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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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