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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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