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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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