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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major 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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