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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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