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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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