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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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