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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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