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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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