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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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