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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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