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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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