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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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