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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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