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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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