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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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