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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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