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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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