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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. 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. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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