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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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