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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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