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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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