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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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