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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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