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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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