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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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