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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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