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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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