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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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