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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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