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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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