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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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