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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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