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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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