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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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