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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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