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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes 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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