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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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