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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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