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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 (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models 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 educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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