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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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