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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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