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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the 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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