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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources