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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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