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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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