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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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