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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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