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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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