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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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