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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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