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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies 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 institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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