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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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