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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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