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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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