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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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