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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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