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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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