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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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