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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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