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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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