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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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