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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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