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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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