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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning 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 guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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