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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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