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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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