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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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