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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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