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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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