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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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