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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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