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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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