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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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