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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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