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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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