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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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