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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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