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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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