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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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