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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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