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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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