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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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