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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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