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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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