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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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