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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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