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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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