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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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