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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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