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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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