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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly 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 amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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