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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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