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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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