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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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