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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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