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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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