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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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