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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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