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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for 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 but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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