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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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