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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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