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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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