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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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