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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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