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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world 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 but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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