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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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