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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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