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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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