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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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