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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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