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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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