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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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