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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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