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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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