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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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