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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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