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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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