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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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