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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly 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 elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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