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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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