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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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