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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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