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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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