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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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