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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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