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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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