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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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