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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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