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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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