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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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