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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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