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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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