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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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