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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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