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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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