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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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