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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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