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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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