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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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