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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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