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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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