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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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