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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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