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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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