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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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