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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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