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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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