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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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