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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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