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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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