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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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