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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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