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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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