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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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