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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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