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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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