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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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