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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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