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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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