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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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