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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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