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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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