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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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