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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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