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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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