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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the 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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