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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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