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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment 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 we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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