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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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