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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies 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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