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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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