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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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