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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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