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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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