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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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