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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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