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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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