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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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