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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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