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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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