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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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