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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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