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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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