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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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