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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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