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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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