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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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