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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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