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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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