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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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