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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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