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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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