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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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