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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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