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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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