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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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