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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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