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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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