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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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