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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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