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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the 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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