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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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