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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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