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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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