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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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