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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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