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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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