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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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