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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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