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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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