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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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