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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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