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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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