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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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