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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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