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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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