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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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