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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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