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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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