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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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