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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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