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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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