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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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