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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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