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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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 massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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