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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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