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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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