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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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