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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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