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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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