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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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