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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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