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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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