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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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