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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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