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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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