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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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