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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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