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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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