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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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