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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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