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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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