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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key 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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