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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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