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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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