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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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