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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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