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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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