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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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