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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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