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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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