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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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