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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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