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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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