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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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