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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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