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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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