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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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