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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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