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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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