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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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