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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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