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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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