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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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