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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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