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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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