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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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