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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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