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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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