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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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