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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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