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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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