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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in 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 MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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