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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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