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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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