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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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