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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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