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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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