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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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