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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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