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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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