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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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