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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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