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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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