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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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