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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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