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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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