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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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