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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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