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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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