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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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