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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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