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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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