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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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