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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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