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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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