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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all around 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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