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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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