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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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