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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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