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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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