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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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