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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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