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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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