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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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