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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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