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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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