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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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