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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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