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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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