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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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