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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key 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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