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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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