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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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