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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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