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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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