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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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