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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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