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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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