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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world 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 almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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