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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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