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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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