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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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