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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners 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 MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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