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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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