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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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