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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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