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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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