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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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