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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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