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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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