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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important 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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