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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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