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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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