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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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