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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business 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 organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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