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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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