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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take 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 classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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