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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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