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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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