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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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