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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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