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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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