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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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