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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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