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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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