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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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