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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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