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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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