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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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