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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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