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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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