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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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