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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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