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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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