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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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