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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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