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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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