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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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