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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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