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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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