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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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