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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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