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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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