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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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