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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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