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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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