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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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