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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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