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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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