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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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