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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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