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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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