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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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