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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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