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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers 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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