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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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