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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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