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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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