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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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