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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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