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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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