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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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