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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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