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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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