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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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