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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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