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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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