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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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