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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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