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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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