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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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