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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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