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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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